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Surgical Techniques

Mini-Transplants of Stem Cells for Older Patients

A study has found that low-dose radiation therapy combined with immunosuppressive drugs allows donor stem-cell transplants in patients who cannot have conventional stem-cell transplants More...
06 Jun 2001

Anastomosis Devices Aid Bypass Surgery

A new anastomosis device called the Aortic Connector allows surgeons to attach vein grafts to the aorta without sutures. The device has been cleared by the FDA. More...
05 Jun 2001

Synthetic Surgical Sealant Prevents Blood Leakage

In a clinical study involving 264 treated sites and 148 patients, sealing with a new synthetic self-polymerizing gel was immediate in 47% of treated sites, compared to 20% with the control, a hemostatic agent. More...
31 May 2001

Pre-Surgery Chemo for Bladder Cancer Boosts Survival

A study of patients with advanced bladder cancer has shown that a special combination of chemotherapy drugs administered before surgery improved their survival by 2.6 years. More...
30 May 2001

Reflux Surgery May Not End Need for Medication

A 10-year follow-up study on 239 patients with complicated gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) who had participated in an earlier trial of medical versus surgical antireflux treatments has found that more than half of the surgery patients used antireflux medications regularly. More...
29 May 2001

Bloodless Surgery Techniques for Tumor Removal

New techniques offer a way to surgically remove an aggressive pancreatic tumor without any transfusions during the operation or at any time afterward. More...
28 May 2001

Physical Benefits of Breast-Reduction Surgery

A study of more than 4,000 women has found that breast-reduction surgery improves physical symptoms as well as quality of life in large-breasted women. More...
24 May 2001
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